The trip offers you an opportunity to explore one of the most beautiful parts in Sapa - a beautiful moutainous area under protection of Hoang Lien National Park. 1 night in campsite nearby a river will be your memorial moments along the trek. You will spend 3 nights at local homestays which are very authentic, calm and pleasant, but also simple and spare, you should bring the sleeping bag and waterproof luggage covers...

Detailed Program

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Day 01: Hanoi – Night train to Lao Cai – Sapa

Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi, transfer to the station for a night train to Lao Cai – Sapa.

Overnight on train (Soft sleeper with A/C).

Day 02: Sapa - Cat Cat - Y Linh Ho – Tavan ( L, D)

Pick up at station in the early morning, transfer to hotel in Sapa, having breakfast then meet local guide start your trek through the market and leave the busy town behind.

After a couple of minutes, you follow a road going downhill to Cat Cat village. You will stop by a waterfall and a hydroelectric station for a while before you trek on a dirt trail through rice paddy terraces. You also will enjoy spectacular scenery while walking along a narrow river. You eventually arrive in Y Linh Ho village of Black Hmong minority, where you can take a rest while you are served lunch nearby the river.

After lunch, you head Muong Hoa valley. You will pass through Lao Chai village of Black Hmong minority and then Ta Van village of Giay minority by following a very popular trekking route. You will spend the night in local house of Giay minority. You will be able to take a walk to enjoy the valley view as well as swim in the river nearby.

Dinner and overnight at homestay in Ta Van village.

Note: 6 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch.

Day 03: Ta Van - Seo Mi Ty (B, L, D)

After having breakfast, you start today’s trek, which is mostly uphill until lunchtime. Whenever you stop for a rest, you will be able to enjoy valley view. Before noon, you stop again at a nice spot for lunch.

The trek will be softer in the afternoon. But the scenery becomes even more beautiful. You pass by Seo Mi Ty village of Black Hmong minority before you arrive in a campsite, which locates nearby a river outside the village. While porters put up tents and cook dinner, you can take a walk to stretch the legs.

Dinner and overnight at homestay.

Note: 5 hours walking/ 1 hour lunch.

Day 04: Seo Mi Ty – Den Thang - Ta Trung Ho (B, L, D)

The trek today takes you through beautiful rice paddies and over old suspension bridges. You will trek on small trail sneaking through rainforest. You arrive in Den Thang village of Black Hmong by noon. Here you stop for lunch either nearby a river or in a local school according to the weather.

After lunch, the trek will becomes tough on tinny footpath going up and down, which requires a lot of concentration. You will reach to Ta Trung Ho village of Red Dzao minority where you spend the night in local house. Both the valley and the village have just received foreign visitors. The night will be even more interesting when you are in the wonderful hospitable atmosphere of the Red Dzao.

Dinner and overnight at homestay.

Note: 5 hours walking, 1-hour lunch

Day 05: Ta Trung Ho - Nam Toong - Ban Ho – Sapa - Lao Cai (B, L)

You are now at the fringe of the rain forest by the Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Fansipan, the highest peak in Indochina with its 3143 m, is located in this mountain range.

You will start the trek today by ascending to Nam Toong village of Red Dao minority. Here your lunch will be prepared in a local school.

In the afternoon, before descending to Ban Ho, you can make a stop by a waterfall to refresh.